Speech Recognition

Is there a way to use Speech Recognition without using the headphones? There
should be a way to hook up the computer to speakers so you can come into the
room and start talking to the computer?

Yes. If your desktop or laptop is equipped with an internal sound device
(such as pc speaker)

Joe

"Richard" <miller6708@cox.net> wrote in message
news:B8DF03B8-AD93-4016-82A2-7072264C291F@microsoft.com...
> Is there a way to use Speech Recognition without using the headphones?
> There
> should be a way to hook up the computer to speakers so you can come into
> the
> room and start talking to the computer?
>

Speakers are an OUTPUT device, headphones (without a microphone) are also an OUTPUT device
They convert electrical signals TO sound
To talk TO the computer you need a microphone, which is an INPUT device
A microphone converts sound TO electrical signals
You need headphones WITH an attached microphone, a desktop microphone, or a webcam with an onboard microphone
The computer can only read TO you with the speakers.
To speak TO the computer you need a microphone connected to an INPUT of your audio device

"Richard" <miller6708@cox.net> wrote in message news:B8DF03B8-AD93-4016-82A2-7072264C291F@microsoft.com...
> Is there a way to use Speech Recognition without using the headphones? There
> should be a way to hook up the computer to speakers so you can come into the
> room and start talking to the computer?
>